The Catholic Understanding of Politics

Politics should serve man. Here is a phrase that summarizes this entire book, a phrase which says very little and says it in a rather confusing way if the listener does not have a true understanding of man. On the contrary, it says a great deal, and says it very clearly, if the listener has that right understanding. Before philosophism and the Revolution corrupted politics, and let the same be said of the economy, they corrupted man. In contrast, before providing a Christian politics, the Church put man in order, and gave us the Christian.